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5 - Avian Cognition and the Evolution of Warning Signals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2017

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Candy Rowe ,
John Skelhorn  and
Christina G. Halpin
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Carel ten Cate  and
Susan D. Healy
Carel ten Cate
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
Susan D. Healy
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
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Avian Cognition , pp. 75 - 92
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